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type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"National Motto in the Classroom Act,\" which requires each local education agency to display the national motto, \"In God We Trust,\" in a prominent location in each school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"National Motto in the Classroom Act,\" which requires each local education agency to display the national motto, \"In God We Trust,\" in a prominent location in each school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2368"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2368 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Lynn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7330cf78-c25e-4f89-87ef-8de5789ae658"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2368&GA=110"
source_hash: "b7e0bbbbeada19ebe9e457e82cfca97c15d972980766943415cc185c77e01f25"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---
# Tennessee HB 2368 (110) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "National Motto in the Classroom Act," which requires each local education agency to display the national motto, "In God We Trust," in a prominent location in each school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2368.pdf)
## Votes
- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 (2) — **00** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018 3/15/2018 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning 2/20/2018 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Lynn — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Action def. in Education Administration & Planning to 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 8, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0898) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 640
- **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 640
- **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2018
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7330cf78-c25e-4f89-87ef-8de5789ae658`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).